I received a notification in the software update section on my iPhone 4 recently. It might be because I opted to download the update but not install it via iTunes. My iPad has not been plugged in for a few days and has not asked if I want to update so I suspect that is how the iPhone knows I need to update. It would be cool if it just new by checking online. So many features of the iPhone do not require PC anymore so if it hasn’t already i suspect it will very soon.

Running the iOS 5.0.1 untethered update

Hello, what’s this? I received a notification in settings recently. Read the rest of this entry »

After our recent post regarding the apple iOS 5.0.1 update on this site we found an article claiming the battery lengthening fix has actually caused some issues with the new iPhone 4s:

Apple’s iOS 5.0.1 update makes iPhone 4S battery even worse?

iOS 5.0.1 update makes iPhone 4S battery even worse

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Apple on Thursday released an update to iOS 5 that fixes a battery problem affecting certain iPhone users.

iOS 5.0.1 Update

According to Apples release notes, iOS 5.0.1 resolves four main issues: fixes bugs affecting battery life; adds multitasking gestures for original iPad; resolves bugs with documents in the cloud; and improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation. Read the rest of this entry »

iOS 5 Camera

Capture the moment at a moment’s notice.

Since your iPhone is always with you, it’s often the best way to capture those unexpected moments. That’s why you’ll love the new camera features in iOS 5. You can open the Camera app right from the Lock screen. Use grid lines, pinch-to-zoom gestures, and single-tap focus and exposure locks to compose a picture on the fly. Then press the volume-up button to snap your photo in the nick of time. If you have Photo Stream enabled in iCloud, your photos automatically download to all your other devices.

Autofocus and autoexposure

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iOS 5 Calendar

Get more perspective on your schedule with year view on iPad and week view on iPhone and iPod touch. Tap to create an event and drag to adjust the time and duration. Add, rename, and delete calendars directly from your device. And view event attachments without leaving the Calendar app. iCloud lets you share calendars with friends and family, and it keeps your events in sync on all your devices.

I’m loving the new look to the calendar. It really makes viewing me AND the wives online calendars easy.

iOS 5 AirPlay Mirroring

Continuing our close up on the new iOS features. We bring you iOS 5 Airplay Mirroring. I cool new feature for those with an apple TV.

Wow your audience in the board room, classroom, or living room. AirPlay now supports video mirroring. Which means you can wirelessly — and securely — stream whatever’s on your iPad 2 or iPhone 4S to your HDTV via Apple TV. Everyone in the room sees exactly what’s on your iPad or iPhone display up on the big screen — even when you rotate your device from portrait to landscape or zoom in and out.

iOS 5 Game Center

We are looking into some of the key features for iOS 5 over the next few posts. We hope to highlight some of the more interesting changes.

iOS is the world’s most popular gaming platform. With iOS 5, you can get your game face on with even more Game Center features. Post a profile picture. Meet your match with new friend recommendations based on the games you play and the players you already know. Discover new games without leaving Game Center. And size up an opponent on the spot with new overall achievement scores.

A video was released recently for Siri on the iPhone 4. They even went as far as to publish a before video where the author claimed a slower version was his first attempt to move it to the older iPhone 4.

Here’s why we think it’s a hoax:

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Greenpois0n for iOS 5 is a pipe-dream!

Recognise the above statement? Well, much like an earlier post we are keen to get the latest news and opinions on our favourite hack,  greenpois0n for iOS 5 would be our most favourite hack of all time, but I felt that way about 4.3.3, how fickle we are as users and consumers.

Bookmark this post and check back to see if we have more news on the Greenpois0n for iOS 5.

Currently there’s no danger of greenpois0n for iOS 5 being a reality any time soon. We are constantly monitoring the guys twitter accounts and website for more information but it looks as though we will be waiting a long time for this dream to become a reality. I hope you join us in wishing the team all the best in cracking and getting greenpois0n for iOS 5 and indeed greenpois0n for iOS 4.3.4 would be a nice start.

greenpois0n for iOS 5

iOS 5 To Be Released For iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch On October 12th

iOS 5 is finally here. It’s been 4 months since it was originally announced back at WWDC in June.

Fortunately for any iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch users out there, iOS 5 has reached that milestone today, and it now has a firm release date of October 12th.

Features include:

Notification Center

iOS was in dire need of a revamp in the notifications area. It was one area where iOS 4 really lagged behind competitors such as Android, and Apple hasn’t disappointed with the introduction of iOS 5.

iOS 5 To Be Released

The new notification center can be accessed by dragging your finger down from the top of the screen, similar to how you would access your notifications in Android. You can customise which notifications you receive, and which apps’ notifications will stay in the center for viewing when you drag down from the top of the screen.
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